From Pole To Pole
Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 78th meridian west passes through:
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Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes 90°0′N 78°0′W / 90.000°N 78.000°W / 90.000; -78.000 (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean 82°54′N 78°0′W / 82.900°N 78.000°W / 82.900; -78.000 (Canada) Canada Nunavut — Ellesmere Island 77°28′N 78°0′W / 77.467°N 78.000°W / 77.467; -78.000 (Baffin Bay) Baffin Bay 76°59′N 78°0′W / 76.983°N 78.000°W / 76.983; -78.000 (Canada) Canada Nunavut — Ellesmere Island 76°37′N 78°0′W / 76.617°N 78.000°W / 76.617; -78.000 (Baffin Bay) Baffin Bay 73°38′N 78°0′W / 73.633°N 78.000°W / 73.633; -78.000 (Canada) Canada Nunavut — Bylot Island 72°53′N 78°0′W / 72.883°N 78.000°W / 72.883; -78.000 (Eclipse Sound) Eclipse Sound 72°41′N 78°0′W / 72.683°N 78.000°W / 72.683; -78.000 (Canada) Canada Nunavut — Baffin Island 70°14′N 78°0′W / 70.233°N 78.000°W / 70.233; -78.000 (Foxe Basin) Foxe Basin 69°43′N 78°0′W / 69.717°N 78.000°W / 69.717; -78.000 (Canada) Canada Nunavut — Koch Island 69°37′N 78°0′W / 69.617°N 78.000°W / 69.617; -78.000 (Foxe Basin) Foxe Basin 65°0′N 78°0′W / 65.000°N 78.000°W / 65.000; -78.000 (Canada) Canada Nunavut — Foxe Peninsula, Baffin Island 64°25′N 78°0′W / 64.417°N 78.000°W / 64.417; -78.000 (Foxe Channel) Foxe Channel 64°0′N 78°0′W / 64.000°N 78.000°W / 64.000; -78.000 (Canada) Canada Nunavut — unnamed island just west of Mill Island 63°57′N 78°0′W / 63.950°N 78.000°W / 63.950; -78.000 (Foxe Channel) Foxe Channel 63°28′N 78°0′W / 63.467°N 78.000°W / 63.467; -78.000 (Canada) Canada Nunavut — Nottingham Island 63°7′N 78°0′W / 63.117°N 78.000°W / 63.117; -78.000 (Foxe Channel) Foxe Channel 62°35′N 78°0′W / 62.583°N 78.000°W / 62.583; -78.000 (Canada) Canada Nunavut — Digges Islands 62°33′N 78°0′W / 62.550°N 78.000°W / 62.550; -78.000 (Hudson Bay) Hudson Bay 62°23′N 78°0′W / 62.383°N 78.000°W / 62.383; -78.000 (Canada) Canada Quebec — Ungava Peninsula 61°42′N 78°0′W / 61.700°N 78.000°W / 61.700; -78.000 (Hudson Bay) Hudson Bay 60°59′N 78°0′W / 60.983°N 78.000°W / 60.983; -78.000 (Canada) Canada Quebec — Ungava Peninsula 60°46′N 78°0′W / 60.767°N 78.000°W / 60.767; -78.000 (Hudson Bay) Hudson Bay 59°16′N 78°0′W / 59.267°N 78.000°W / 59.267; -78.000 (Canada) Canada Quebec — Ungava Peninsula
Nunavut — from 58°21′N 78°0′W / 58.350°N 78.000°W / 58.350; -78.000 (Nunavut), Frazier Island58°20′N 78°0′W / 58.333°N 78.000°W / 58.333; -78.000 (Hudson Bay) Hudson Bay Passing through the Salikuit Islands (at 56°18′N 78°0′W / 56.300°N 78.000°W / 56.300; -78.000 (Salikuit Islands)) 55°11′N 78°0′W / 55.183°N 78.000°W / 55.183; -78.000 (Canada) Canada Quebec
Ontario — from 46°14′N 78°0′W / 46.233°N 78.000°W / 46.233; -78.000 (Ontario)43°58′N 78°0′W / 43.967°N 78.000°W / 43.967; -78.000 (Lake Ontario) Lake Ontario 43°22′N 78°0′W / 43.367°N 78.000°W / 43.367; -78.000 (United States) United States New York
Pennsylvania — from 42°0′N 78°0′W / 42.000°N 78.000°W / 42.000; -78.000 (Pennsylvania)
Maryland — from 39°43′N 78°0′W / 39.717°N 78.000°W / 39.717; -78.000 (Maryland)
West Virginia — from 39°36′N 78°0′W / 39.600°N 78.000°W / 39.600; -78.000 (West Virginia)
Virginia — from 39°14′N 78°0′W / 39.233°N 78.000°W / 39.233; -78.000 (Virginia)
North Carolina — from 36°33′N 78°0′W / 36.550°N 78.000°W / 36.550; -78.000 (North Carolina)33°51′N 78°0′W / 33.850°N 78.000°W / 33.850; -78.000 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean 26°43′N 78°0′W / 26.717°N 78.000°W / 26.717; -78.000 (Bahamas) Bahamas Island of Grand Bahama 26°39′N 78°0′W / 26.650°N 78.000°W / 26.650; -78.000 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean Passing just west of the Berry Islands, Bahamas (at 25°49′N 77°55′W / 25.817°N 77.917°W / 25.817; -77.917 (Berry Islands)) 25°9′N 78°0′W / 25.150°N 78.000°W / 25.150; -78.000 (Bahamas) Bahamas Island of Andros 24°13′N 78°0′W / 24.217°N 78.000°W / 24.217; -78.000 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean 22°18′N 78°0′W / 22.300°N 78.000°W / 22.300; -78.000 (Cuba) Cuba Cayo Romano and the mainland 20°42′N 78°0′W / 20.700°N 78.000°W / 20.700; -78.000 (Caribbean Sea) Caribbean Sea 18°27′N 78°0′W / 18.450°N 78.000°W / 18.450; -78.000 (Jamaica) Jamaica 18°7′N 78°0′W / 18.117°N 78.000°W / 18.117; -78.000 (Caribbean Sea) Caribbean Sea 9°11′N 78°0′W / 9.183°N 78.000°W / 9.183; -78.000 (Panama) Panama 7°19′N 78°0′W / 7.317°N 78.000°W / 7.317; -78.000 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Passing just east of Gorgona island, Colombia (at 3°0′N 78°10′W / 3.000°N 78.167°W / 3.000; -78.167 (Gorgona)) 2°39′N 78°0′W / 2.650°N 78.000°W / 2.650; -78.000 (Colombia) Colombia 0°50′N 78°0′W / 0.833°N 78.000°W / 0.833; -78.000 (Ecuador) Ecuador 3°8′S 78°0′W / 3.133°S 78.000°W / -3.133; -78.000 (Peru) Peru 10°26′S 78°0′W / 10.433°S 78.000°W / -10.433; -78.000 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean 60°0′S 78°0′W / 60.000°S 78.000°W / -60.000; -78.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean 72°31′S 78°0′W / 72.517°S 78.000°W / -72.517; -78.000 (Antarctica) Antarctica Territory claimed by Chile (Antártica Chilena Province) and by the United Kingdom (British Antarctic Territory)
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